Pininfarina-Designed VinFast Sedan And SUV From Vietnam Revealed

Both vehicles will have a public debut next month at the Paris Motor Show.

Are you ready for a new sedan and sport utility vehicle from Vietnam? Fledgling Vietnamese automaker VinFast is headed to the 2018 Paris Motor Show next month to show the world its first two vehicles, and the company is giving us a preview of that event with a small batch of photos depicting two handsome machines. Credit for at least some of the snazzy design work falls to Pininfarina, which developed the vehicles with VinFast’s in-house team to create what you see here.

The VinFast sedan and SUV debut in Paris:

“The strong, distinguishable design, enhanced by elegant lines and refined details, gives our cars several distinctive highlights,” said David Lyon, VinFast’s design director. “First and foremost, these emanate around the V logo in the grille which references the country of Vietnam, as well as the Vingroup and VinFast brands. In conjunction with Pininfarina, we have carefully sculptured each body line to express the natural beauty of Vietnam and the warm-hearted and dynamic characteristics of its people through a modern and world-class design language.”

Admittedly, we often hear such abstract language from automakers when it comes to explaining vehicle design. In this case, however, there is a direct connection with how both the SUV and sedan relate to the people of Vietnam. That’s because VinFast actually presented 20 different designs from multiple companies directly to the people, who then voted on the one they liked best. 62,000 people participated, and Pininfarina went home as the winner with the two rides you see here.

At this point we’d love to tell you more about the vehicles, but that information will presumably be forthcoming. There aren’t even names to reference thus far, aside from the VinFast Sedan and SUV. We saw vague renderings of both vehicles back in March – just enough to whet our appetites but they were still rather generic in design. The finished products look better proportioned and quite posh compared to the early renders, and we’re looking forward to seeing more at the Pairs Motor Show.

Source: VinFast

These cars will also be in Paris:

Gallery: VinFast SUV And Sedan By Pininfarina

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